Feeding scheduleSuggested program

Application Schedule and Product Selection

Pick your turf grass for a suggested year of feeding — the products, the timing and the rate for each window on the Texas Gulf Coast. Rates are starting points: read the bag and adjust to your soil test.

The Nitro-Phos feeding program chart — five applications through the year, from the late winter feed to the mid fall feed, with the herbicide and fungicide windows that follow

Bermuda program

Stage	Timing	Product	Rate	Notes
Pre-emergent	Mid February	Barricade Pre-Emergent Herbicide	Per label	Barrier first, feed second. Water it in to activate.
Green-up	March 15	Super Turf Fertilizer 19-4-10	Per label	Bermuda comes out of dormancy early — this is the pass that starts the season.
Feed	April	Imperial Lawn Fertilizer 15-5-10	5 lb per 1,000 sq ft	Bermuda takes more nitrogen than any other Gulf Coast lawn. Split it across the season.
Split nitrogen	June – August	Super Turf Fertilizer 19-4-10	Per label	Two lighter applications beat one heavy one in sandy Coastal Prairie ground.
Disease watch	July – September	Eagle 0.39G Turf Fungicide	Per label	If take-all patch or gray leaf spot shows up, treat it and water the granule in.
Winterizer	October 15	Fall Special 8-12-16	Per label	Roots, not top growth, are the point of the fall pass.

Test before you spread

A soil test tells you whether you actually need phosphorus this year. Nitrogen leaches; phosphorus and potassium build up and carry over.

Water it in

Every granular product on this page wants a good soaking after it goes down — it moves the granule off the leaf and into the root zone.

Don't over-feed centipede

Centipede is the exception in the Gulf Coast lawn. Feed it roughly half what you would a Bermuda lawn, and go lighter again in sandy ground.

These recommendations are general guidance for Gulf Coast conditions and are not a substitute for a soil test or the label on the product. Always follow the product label and local regulations.

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Nitro-Phos program

The feeding program year

Five applications from late winter to mid fall — the program as Nitro-Phos publishes it. Dates are the chart's targets for the Texas Gulf Coast; shift them to the weather in front of you.

1st application
February 15
Late Winter
Imperial Lawn Fertilizer 15-5-10orWeed & Feed Fertilizer 15-5-10
To jumpstart rapid growth and dark green color — or, with Weed & Feed, to kill most broadleaf weeds while promoting a healthy turf.
2nd application
March 15
Early Spring
SuperTurf Fertilizer 19-4-10
50% slow-release nitrogen and 4% iron promote uniform grass growth and good color. For your organic choice, substitute Sweet Green Organic Lawn & Plant Food 11-0-4.
3rd application
June 1
Early Summer
SuperTurf Fertilizer 19-4-10
The chart carries the 19-4-10 grade — or the Sweet Green Organic substitute — straight through the growing season, so this is the same feed on a twelve-week turn.
4th application
August 15
Late Summer
SuperTurf Fertilizer 19-4-10
The last of the summer 19-4-10 applications, holding color and growth until the fall feed takes over.
5th application
October 15
Mid Fall
Fall Special Fertilizer 8-12-16
For winter hardiness and disease resistance, and to insure vigorous growth in the spring.

Herbicide applications

Barricade Pre-Emergence

February 1 · May 1 · October / November

Three windows on the chart — a granular barrier in the top inch of soil ahead of weed seed germination.

Fungicide applications

Eagle 0.39G Specialty Fungicide

September / October

The fall window, when cool damp nights and brown patch pressure arrive on Gulf Coast turf.

Program chart courtesy of Nitro-Phos Fertilizers, Inc. Always follow the product label and your soil test.